Chapter 39
: Utterly Disloyal!
Gollum~~
Hearing Mu Ming's stomach growl, Li Huanhuan stopped preparing the stir-fry and instead suggested:
"Let's go out for dinner, and I'll take you home afterwards?"
She was also very hungry, and if she were to cook it herself, the two of them would be too weak from hunger to do a good job.
"OK."
Mu Ming responded, stood up, and then took out the Seed of Heart to transform.
Li Huanhuan blinked in confusion, not understanding what was going to happen.
"A monstrous beast is about to emerge near your home."
Wu An responded with a word, then walked to the window and jumped down.
"A monster...is near my house...?"
Li Huanhuan rarely puts these words together.
Where there are many people, there are many dangerous beasts, but counterintuitively:
In areas closer to the Bureau of Control, the frequency of calamity beasts appearing is much lower.
Even if they do, many times the monsters are killed before they even have a chance to cause any damage.
She barely remembered any monstrous creatures appearing near her home.
Roar! ! !
A loud bang came from below. This was a building over a hundred meters high, and even so, the thickened glass still trembled slightly.
Before she could think, a flash of silver light appeared, and Yin Xi jumped out of the window.
Then she saw a giant four-armed bear, as tall as a small mountain, roaring at the entrance of her residential compound. The security guards were in a panic, some running away and others making phone calls.
It is indeed a calamity beast... a C-rank one.
Seeing Wu'an kick the bear's head in mid-air, many questions welled up in Yin Xi's mind.
How did Wu'an discover it? That calamity beast had just been born.
How dare she rush over there? They're both Tier 2, shouldn't they be able to delay from a distance and wait for the Command Center to arrive?
These days, the two of them have gone out to look for disaster beasts, and they encounter at least one every day, but they are all D-rank, the kind that can be killed in one move.
This was Yin Xi's first encounter with a C-rank calamity beast. Just by looking at it, she could feel the much denser, filthy magic emanating from it.
They're not the type we can confront head-on; we need to provide support.
Bang! !
An unseen kick struck the beast's face, the explosive impact even drowning out its scream.
Yinxi paused in mid-air with her wand raised high, intently watching the battle below.
The giant bear roared and swung one arm, carrying a force even more terrifying than the Great Fortune, towards Wu An.
The black figure wasn't particularly small, but it appeared tiny in front of the giant hand, giving the impression that it would be swatted into countless fragments like a mosquito.
But she dodged the attack by simply shifting her body slightly, and the black threads converged into a spiral spear tip, piercing the giant bear's eye at extremely close range.
puff-
The stab landed squarely, and the spear tip cracked the moment it entered the eye.
The calamity beast covered its face with one hand and roared as it took a few steps back.
It seemed like Wu An had the upper hand, but Yin Xi could clearly see the beads of sweat seeping from her neck.
"After all, it's only Tier 2; it's still too much of a stretch to fight a Tier C calamity beast..."
"But no matter when, she always looks so dazzling..."
"I feel like I can't catch up no matter what...hehe~"
Yin Xi seemed to have forgotten to go and provide assistance, her mind filled with joyful thoughts.
"Are you watching a play?!"
Wu'an was forced back by the suddenly swollen body of the calamity beast, and she turned around and called out to her companions as if in a hurry.
Although her magical power has increased significantly, it has not yet reached the minimum limit of the third tier, and lacks the corresponding qualitative change.
Even if she could have done the attack just now multiple times, she could have worn down this calamity beast to death. Unlike when she faced the giant wolf before, she couldn't defeat it head-on, nor could she outlast it.
The longer the fight lasts, the more unforeseen events occur, and the greater the damage caused.
So it's best to end the two-on-one situation as soon as possible.
"I got yelled at..."
Yin Xi smiled subtly as she emerged from her dazed state, but her heart was still pounding.
Silver magic surged uncontrollably upwards, a petal appeared on her chest, and her pupils transformed into hollow rhombuses. Although it was an unusual change, it gave people a feeling that suited her exceptionally well.
Silver lights flickered in her vision. In that instant, she saw many lights that filled the world. She reached out to touch them, but stopped before she could.
I have a feeling that as soon as I touch it, I'll reach the area where that light is located.
Wu An is fighting a tough battle; helping her is the most important thing.
That person has none of the enthusiasm of a magical girl; they just blindly move forward on their own. If they're too useless, I feel like they'll be abandoned by her.
Silver magic gathered at Yin Xi's fingertips, while the other end was the neck of a giant bear as thick as a log.
At this moment, it opened its huge maw on its belly, exposing the core of filthy magic power. The giant paw of the calamity beast blocked its way, and a terrifying suction force came from its belly, pulling up the surrounding grass and trees and swallowing them.
Wu An also landed on the ground, her gaze as gloomy as water. She used her magic to protect those who were still unable to move and had not yet evacuated, lest they be sucked into the belly of the calamity beast.
"I still don't understand her. Why does she insist on such a stupid method as cultivation?"
Yin Xi sighed inwardly, then with a sudden flick of her finger, most of her magic power was drained away.
A line of blood appeared on the giant bear's neck, its head shifted and fell off, and a torrent of purplish-black, filthy magic erupted from it.
It slumped down, its four paws dangling, its core fully exposed, and all the foul magic in its body gathered on its head, struggling to regenerate.
Wu An glanced back in surprise, then rushed to the giant bear's belly and destroyed the Heart of Calamity.
When she turned around, Yin Xi had already silently landed behind her, smiling at her with ill intentions.
I glanced at the other person's chest and noticed that there were already three flower petals there.
What's worse is that the other party seems to have mastered a special ability.
According to the Bureau of Statistics' theory, innate abilities can only be mastered after one has passed the initial developmental stage and reached the fourth rank.
However, there are some exceptionally talented magical girls who can master the abilities best suited to them during their blossoming period, or even at the third tier.
Yinxi suddenly stepped forward, intruding into the realm of unsafe interaction.
"What do you want to do...?"
Wu An stared warily at Yin Xi, inwardly lamenting his predicament.
She placed one hand on Wu An's shoulder, while the other hand mischievously pinched Wu An's cheek.
Such disrespectful behavior left even Wu An speechless—he had long known that Yin Xi was disloyal, and to ensure her bonus and assistance, he had to be stronger than her.
But the traditional way magical girls become stronger is too unreasonable, making her green with envy.
The thought of having surgery came back to mind.
But she also knows that the problem now is not her gender, but that she cannot become stronger by relying on "drastic emotional changes".
Besides, I don't have enough money for the surgery right now—I got ripped off by Yinxi at noon today.
Although Yinxi said she would pay, as a leader, she should wait until later to win over her subordinates. Right now, it's the early stage of building the business. If she tries to please her subordinates in every way, it will only make her think about running away.
So Wu'an paid for the meal.
Ultimately, fist equals power. If you're not strong enough, even if you give your subordinates benefits, you won't be able to fight back when someone pinches your cheek.
"You were speaking a bit loudly just now," Yin Xi teased.
Wu An clicked his tongue inwardly, but remained outwardly defiant:
"Then...what's wrong?"
"It's nothing, it's just that I thought you looked really beautiful and amazing while you were fighting."
She rubbed and pinched the cheek she was holding, and in just a short while, she felt more comfortable than she had all afternoon.
Snapped!
Although his hand was still knocked off, Wu An's slap was far less decisive than before.
"I'm going back now," Wu An said coldly.
"Weren't we going to have dinner together?"
"My food delivery coupon is about to expire, and it will be gone if I don't use it."
After saying that, without waiting for Yinxi to stop her, she hurriedly flew away.
"hehe..."
After watching her leave at an extraordinary speed, Yin Xi laughed even harder.
Ding-dong-
The phone suddenly rang; it was Mu Ming's special vibration ringtone.
What is your ability?
[Based on the overall bureau's classification, let's calculate spatial capabilities.]
The black meteor streaking across the city at dusk suddenly staggered, almost crashing into a building. It narrowly escaped being lifted up and shot upwards, finally preventing it from breaking through the outer wall.
【Congratulations.】
Thank you (heart emoji)
Although he wasn't very wealthy, Wu An decided to buy some magical girl figurines to display at home.
When I break through to the third tier, the flowering stage, and the fourth tier, I pray each time, hoping to get a powerful talent.
As for why she had to pray three times, it was because she didn't know when she would awaken her innate abilities.